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WA7BNM Contest Calendar
Dec 26 RAEM Contest
DARC Christmas Contest
Jan 1 SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
AGCW Happy New Year Contest
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest
Jan 1-2 Orignal QRP Contest
Jan 7 WQF QRP Party
Jan 8 Midwinter Contest, CW
Jan 8-9 ARRL RTTY Roundup
North American QSO Party, CW
EUCW 160m Contest
Jan 9 NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW
DARC 10-Meter Contest
Kids Day Contest
Jan 15-16 LZ Open Contest
Hunting Lions in the Air
Hungarian DX Contest
North American QSO Party, SSB
Jan 22-23 BARTG RTTY Sprint
Jan 22-24 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes
Jan 29-30 REF Contest, CW
UBA DX Contest, SSB
UK DX Contest, RTTY

 

ARRL Raises Exam Fee

Effective January 1, The ARRL VEC will charge $14 per VE Exam rather than $12. Clubs may retain $6 of that fee for administrative expenses.

 

LAST CHANCE TO RENEW AT THE OLD RATE!
After January 1, dues will increase to $15/$10. Renew NOW and save! You can renew for 2 or 3 years at the old rate. Do it now! Thanks!

 

ARRL DX BULLETIN

KUWAIT, 9K. Murtada, 9K2MU has been active on 160 meters around0300z. QSL direct via WA4JTK.

JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N0SON is QRV during the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Nagano until March 5, 2005. QSL via JF0JYR.

MONGOLIA, JT. Timur, JT1BE has been QRV using RTTY on 20 meters around 0130z. QSL direct.

ANTARCTICA. Mike, KC4AAA is QRV from the South Pole and has been active on 20 meters SSB from 0040 to 0200z. QSL via K1IED.

SUDAN, ST. Hugo, ST2YJ has been QRV on 30 meters around 1700z. QSL via LA4YW.

KUWAIT, 9K Faisal, 9K2ID has been QRV on 15 meters around 1130 to 1230z. QSL direct.

MALAWI, 7Q Les, 7Q7LA has been QRV on 40 meters CW around 0300z. QSL direct via G0IAS.

SOMALIA, T5 Joe, VA6JWT is QRV as 6O0JT from Galkyo. QSL via operator's instructions.

MALI, TZ Mac, TZ6JA has been QRV on 80 meters around 0400z and then 40 meters around 0600 to 0700z. QSL vi JA3EMU.

IRAN, EP Lada, EP3PTT has been QRV from the PTT club station, and have been active on 20 meters CW around 1045z and then 20 meters SSB around 1300z. QSL this operation via OK1LO.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2 Jerry, P29ZAD has been QRV 10 meters around 2240z. QSL direct.

BRUNEI, V8 V85SS has been QRV on 30 meters around 0730z, 40 meters around 1000z and 17 meters around 0530z.

INDONESIA, YB Halim, YB1A has been QRV on 40 meters using CW around 2230 to 2315z.

Guinness World Records Recognizes High-Speed Telegraphy Achievement:

Guinness World Records Ltd has recognized the high-speed telegraphy achievement of Andrei Bindasov, EU7KI. "On 6 May 2003 Andrei Bindasov (Belarus) transmitted 216 marks of mixed text per minute during the 5th International Amateur Radio Union World Championship in High Speed Telegraphy in Belarus," the Guinness database listing states. Witnessing the accomplishment in Minsk were HST International Referee Oscar Verbanck, ON5ME, Region 1 Executive Committee member Panayot Danev, LZ1US, and IARU Region 1 HST Coordinator Oliver Tabakovski, Z32TO. Bindasov says he received the official certificate from Guinness November 24. Bindasov also sent 271 letters per minute and 230 figures per minute during those phases of the 2003 HST competition http://www.qsl.net/yo4kca/hstrules.htm .

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